RSS Report: Aston Martin considering GT3-derived Vantage supercar

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aston-martin/" rel="tag">Aston Martin</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v12-vantage-gt3/#photo-227255"><img alt="Aston Martin Vantage GT3" data-credit="Aston Martin" data-mep="23618" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/18f19a3e23a7b878f01fdda1506ef50d/vantage-gt3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Life imitating art imitating life. It's a rare but ponderous thing to see, but our favorite variation is a road car turned into a racecar which in turn results in a road car.<br /><br />It's the formula adopted by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ferrari/">Ferrari</a> to turn the 360 Modena into the 360 Challenge and then back into the 360 Challenge Stradale - a formula which it has followed with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+430+scuderia/">430 Scuderia</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ferrari+458+speciale/">458 Speciale</a>, and which <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/lamborghini/">Lamborghini</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/maserati/">Maserati</a> followed with Stradale versions of their production-based racecars as well. And now it looks like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/aston+martin/">Aston Martin</a> could be following the same.<br /><br />Speaking with longtime Aston Martin chief Dr. Ulrich Bez, <em>Autocar</em> reports that the British automaker is considering a roadgoing version of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/aston+martin+vantage+gt3/">Vantage GT3</a> to slot in above the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/aston+martin+v12+vantage+s/">V12 Vantage S</a>. The most extreme version of the sportscar yet could benefit from competition-derived aerodynamics, a 6.0-liter V12 engine upgraded to around 600 horsepower and a good 200 pounds trimmed off the curb weight.<br /><br />Considering that the current V12 Vantage S can already hit 60 in 3.7 seconds and tops out at 205 miles per hour, the GT3-derived road car could prove one of the fastest cars Aston has ever built.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/10/aston-martin-v12-vantage-s-gt3-supercar/">Aston Martin considering GT3-derived Vantage supercar</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:02:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/10/aston-martin-v12-vantage-s-gt3-supercar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20763963/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/10/aston-martin-v12-vantage-s-gt3-supercar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare">

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